Mainland Football#Nelson Bays Football
{{Short description|Federation of New Zealand Football}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football association
|Logo = Mainland Football logo.svg
|Upright = 1
|Badge_size =
|Founded = 2000
|Folded =
|Headquarters = English Park
|Location = 127 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch
|FIFA affiliation = New Zealand Football
|Head title = Chief Executive
|Head = Martin Field Dodgson
|Website = [https://www.mff.nz/ Official website]
}}
Mainland Football is one of six federations of New Zealand Football, representing regions of Northern and Central Canterbury, Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast.
History
Canterbury United Pride was founded in 2002, to represent the region for the New Zealand Women's National League from its inaugural season in 2002 onwards.{{cite web |title=New National League system |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=3da9f0fa-187f-406d-8e40-e5a936662fcc |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}
Canterbury United Dragons was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League.{{cite web |title=Canterbury United |url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/Database/id1291.htm |website=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=24 June 2023}} In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.{{cite web |title=Canterbury United |url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/Database/id1764.htm |website=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=24 June 2023}} In 2021, the league was replaced by New Zealand National League for more of a club based competition, causing the Canterbury Dragons to dissolve.{{cite web |title=New National League competition details confirmed |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/100552 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}{{cite web |title=New National League competition |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/98116?newsfeedId=1175318&newsfeedPageNum=5 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}
Competitions
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Leagues
- Men's Leagues
- Southern League
- Canterbury Premiership League
- Canterbury Championship League
- Nelson Premiership
- Women's Leagues
- South Island League
- Canterbury Women's Premiership League
- Canterbury Women's Championship League
- Nelson Women's Premiership
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Cups
Men's Charity Cups
- Whero Cup
- Pango Cup
- Karaka Cup
- Kākāriki Cup
Women's Charity Cups
- Māwhero Cup
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Note: Southern League and South Island League includes teams from the Southern Football Federation and is a National competition run by New Zealand Football and managed by Mainland Football.
Current title holders
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Competition
! Year ! Champions ! Runners-up ! Next edition |
|---|
| colspan=6|Senior (Men's) |
| Southern League
| 2024 | 2025 |
| Canterbury Premiership League
| 2024 | Burwood | 2025 |
| Canterbury Championship League
| 2024 | University of Canterbury 2nd XI | 2025 |
| Nelson Premiership League
| 2024 | 2025 |
| English Cup
| 2024 | 2025 |
| Whero Cup
| 2024 | University of Canterbury 3rd XI | 2025 |
| Hurley Shield{{efn|name=Shield|Team that holds the shield when the season ends}}
| 2024 | {{N/a}} | 2025 |
| colspan=6|Senior (Women's) |
| South Island League
| 2024 | 2025 |
| South Island Qualifying League
| 2024 | Last edition |
| Canterbury Women's Premiership League
| 2024 | 2025 |
| Canterbury Women's Championship League
| 2024 | University of Canterbury Gold | 2025 |
| Nelson Women's Premiership League
| 2024 | 2025 |
| Reta Fitzpatrick Cup
| 2024 | 2025 |
| Māwhero Cup
| First edition | | | 2025 |
| Hawkey Shield{{efn|name=Shield}}
| 2024 | {{N/a}} | 2025 |
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Affiliated clubs
As of 2025.{{cite web|title=Our Clubs|url=https://www.mainlandfootball.co.nz/community-1/Our-Clubs|website=Mainland Football|accessdate=26 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Club List|url=http://www.marlboroughfootball.co.nz/Club-List|website=Marlborough Football|accessdate=26 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Club Directory|url=https://www.nelsonbaysfootball.co.nz/community/our-clubs|website=Nelson Bays Football|accessdate=26 April 2024}}
| valign=top
| {| class="wikitable" |
| Southern League |
|---|
| Canterbury |
| Cashmere Technical |
| Christchurch United |
| Coastal Spirit |
| Ferrymead Bays |
| Nomads United |
| Selwyn United |
| University of Canterbury |
| Nelson |
| Nelson Suburbs |
|
| class="wikitable" |
| Burwood |
| FC Twenty 11 |
| Halswell United |
| Waimakariri United |
| Western |
| Canterbury Championship |
|---|
| Oxford |
| Parklands United |
|
| class="wikitable"
!Canterbury |
| Banks Peninsula |
| Burnham |
| High School Old Boys |
| Hornby United |
| Hornby Women's |
| Hurunui Rangers |
| Methven |
| Mid Canterbury United |
| Papanui-Redwood |
| St Albans Shirley |
|
| class="wikitable" |
| Marlborough |
|---|
| Blenheim Valley Sports |
| Central |
| Picton |
| Rangers |
| Renwick Junior SC |
| Trojans |
|
| class="wikitable" |
| Nelson |
|---|
| FC Nelson |
| Golden Bay |
| Mapua Rangers |
| Motueka |
| Richmond Athletic |
| Tahuna |
| Wakefield |
|}